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• ‘Every time, the test came back negative’: Why Canadian Lyme disease cases continue to be missed

  02-07-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Mistaken diagnoses can include meningitis, arthritis, stroke, heart disease, Bell's palsy and multiple sclerosis.
  
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• Alberta team's WWII Halifax bomber rescue gets underway

  02-07-2019 22:37 via cbc.ca
  A team of aviation enthusiasts from Alberta has finally made its way to Sweden to recover a Second World War Halifax bomber that has been sitting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for 76 years. 
  
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• ASIRT investigates man's death after arrest by Edmonton Police Service - Edmonton Journal

  02-07-2019 22:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  ASIRT investigates man's death after arrest by Edmonton Police Service  Edmonton JournalA 43-year-old man has died after being arrested Friday by the Edmonton Police *Service* (EPS), according to the provincial police watchdog now investigating the ...
  
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• COMMENTARY: Simple cuts not enough for Alberta’s complex education problem

  02-07-2019 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  School's out for students but work is underway by the Alberta government to find savings in the education system.
  
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• ASIRT investigating death of man, 43, arrested by Edmonton police

  02-07-2019 21:46 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a 43-year-old man died following an arrest by Edmonton Police Service officers Friday.
  
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• Indigenous-led group eyes majority stake in Trans Mountain

  02-07-2019 21:44 via cbc.ca
  An Indigenous-led group plans to offer to buy a majority stake in the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from the federal government this week or next — a deal that could help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mitigate election-year criticism from environmentalists.
  
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• Massive Chuckegg Creek wildfire now 60 per cent contained, province says

  02-07-2019 21:37 via cbc.ca
  The massive Chuckegg Creek wildfire in northern Alberta is now considered to be 60 per cent contained, wildfire officials say.
  
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• Expect delays on Coquihalla Highway because of lane closures, repair work: Ministry of Transportation

  02-07-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  The ministry says repair work on a bridge north of Hope will run from July 3 until the end of October.
  
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• Man dead after downtown Edmonton encounter with police: ASIRT

  02-07-2019 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  A 43-year-old man who went into medical distress during an encounter with police officers in downtown Edmonton on Friday has died, according to Alberta's police watchdog.
  
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• Caught on camera: Ducklings rescued from Edmonton sewer - CTV News

  02-07-2019 20:37 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Caught on camera: Ducklings rescued from Edmonton sewer  CTV NewsFour ducklings are in rescue care after being pulled from an Edmonton sewer Tuesday morning.
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Khalid, Found Festival, and Twiztid - Edmonton Journal

  02-07-2019 20:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Khalid, Found Festival, and Twiztid  Edmonton JournalWhen was the last time the entire top five of the Billboard R&B single charts was dominated by one person? Only once, and that was just a few months ago when ...
  
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• Best of Edmonton's Canada Day fireworks display - CTV News

  02-07-2019 20:13 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Best of Edmonton's Canada Day fireworks display  CTV NewsThe City of Edmonton celebrated Canada Day with a fireworks display over the river valley. Watch the highlights of the 20+ minute show here.
  
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• Fort McMurray condo owners worry building’s problematic and ongoing rebuild could become even more costly

  02-07-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  The condo board overseeing a rebuild of a Fort McMurray complex is heading to court this week to try and get approval for a financing plan that some condo owners say could decimate their finances.
  
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• Who were the top earners in Alberta's public sector in 2018? - Edmonton Journal

  02-07-2019 20:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Who were the top earners in Alberta's public sector in 2018?  Edmonton JournalAlberta's top public sector earners in 2018 included post-secondary executives, pathologists and the head of the Workers' Compensation Board, according to ...
  
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• Berube brings Stanley Cup to Calahoo

  02-07-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Craig Berube, head coach of the St. Louis Blues, brought the Stanley Cup to Calahoo, Alta., on Tuesday. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Nashville considers banning e-scooters as Calgary, Edmonton prepare to welcome them - CBC.ca

  02-07-2019 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Nashville considers banning e-scooters as Calgary, Edmonton prepare to welcome them  CBC.caCity councillors in Nashville, Tenn., are considering banning the same electric kick scooters that Calgary and Edmonton are preparing to welcome to city streets ...
  
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• Nashville considers banning e-scooters as Calgary, Edmonton prepare to welcome them

  02-07-2019 19:47 via cbc.ca
  City councillors in Nashville, Tenn., are considering banning the same electric kick scooters that Calgary and Edmonton are preparing to welcome to city streets and pathways soon.
  
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• Hundreds gather to see St. Louis Blues coach bring Stanley Cup to small Alberta community

  02-07-2019 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Craig Berube, head coach of the St. Louis Blues, hoisted the trophy over his head as he carried it into the arena in Calahoo, northwest of Edmonton, on Tuesday.
  
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• Hundreds line up as St. Louis Blues coach brings Stanley Cup to Alberta

  02-07-2019 19:19 via cbc.ca
  Craig Berube, head coach of the St. Louis Blues, hoisted the trophy over his head on Tuesday as he carried it into the arena in Calahoo, northwest of Edmonton.
  
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• Blues coach Craig Berube brings Stanley Cup home to Alberta hamlet

  02-07-2019 19:19 via cbc.ca
  Craig Berube, head coach of the St. Louis Blues, hoisted the trophy over his head on Tuesday as he carried it into the arena in Calahoo, northwest of Edmonton.
  
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• JONES: Paging Ken Houdini - Edmonton Sun

  02-07-2019 19:09 via edmontonsun.com
  JONES: Paging Ken Houdini  Edmonton SunHis name is Ken Holland not Ken Houdini.It's not easy to work Free Agent Frenzy Day wearing a set of handcuffs, ankle irons and wrapped in chains while trying ...
  
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• FC Edmonton tops HFX Wanderers 2-0 for 3rd straight win

  02-07-2019 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  Marcus Velado-Tsegaye opened the scoring in the 36th minute as FC Edmonton downed HFX Wanderers FC 2-0 on Monday in Canadian Premiere League action.
  
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• Fort McMurray condo owners say building’s problematic and ongoing rebuild could become even more costly

  02-07-2019 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  The condo board overseeing a rebuild of a Fort McMurray building destroyed in a 2016 wildfire is heading to court next week to try and get approval for a financing plan that some condo owners say could decimate their finances.
  
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• Edmonton councillors want federal clampdown on vape advertising - CBC.ca

  02-07-2019 17:02 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton councillors want federal clampdown on vape advertising  CBC.caThe federal government needs to butt out youth-targeted advertisements for vaping products, according to a motion going before Edmonton city council Tuesday.
  
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• 2019 IWWF World Under 21 Waterski Championships coming to Alberta’s Capital Region

  02-07-2019 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  Some people involved with the 2019 IWWF World Under 21 Waterski Championships dropped by Global Edmonton’s studios on Tuesday to speak to Mike Sobel about the event.
  
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• Fighting for his flock: Edmonton pastor stands behind members facing deportation - CBC.ca

  02-07-2019 16:05 via cbc.ca
  Fighting for his flock: Edmonton pastor stands behind members facing deportation  CBC.caAn Edmonton pastor is fighting to save 10 members of his church from being deported to Namibia, their home country in southwest Africa. Their claims for ...
  
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• Fighting for his flock: Edmonton pastor stands behind members facing deportation

  02-07-2019 16:05 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton pastor is fighting to save 10 members of his church from being deported to Namibia, their home country in southwest Africa. Three other church members have already been removed from Canada.
  
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• Previewing the 2019 edition of Edmonton’s Pinot on the Patio

  02-07-2019 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Nick Lees dropped by the Global Edmonton studio on Tuesday to talk to Mike Sobel about the upcoming Pinot on the Patio event.
  
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• Edmonton weather: So you're saying there's a chance - Edmonton Journal

  02-07-2019 15:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: So you're saying there's a chance  Edmonton JournalMonday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 9 C with 13 km/h winds out of the west, southwest.
  
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• Previewing the Edmonton’s 2019 Whyte Avenue Art Walk

  02-07-2019 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Fjordbotten dropped by the Global Edmonton studio on Tuesday to talk to Daintre Christensen about the upcoming 2019 Whyte Avenue Art Walk in Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton councillors want federal clampdown on vape advertising

  02-07-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The federal government needs to butt out youth-targeted advertisements for vaping products, according to a motion going before Edmonton city council Tuesday.
  
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• Grande Prairie entrepreneur's crime-fighting app lauded by RCMP

  02-07-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An entrepreneur in Grande Prairie has launched a mobile phone app to help fight crime. Local RCMP say the initiative has already assisted in several investigations.
  
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• Elise Stolte: Slow revolution in seniors' care a welcome boon for Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  02-07-2019 13:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Elise Stolte: Slow revolution in seniors' care a welcome boon for Edmonton  Edmonton JournalGrief, loss — that's what I read in 99-year-old Mary Palmer's eyes as she sat quietly on a couch in Canterbury Court, staring across the atrium at the front door ...
  
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• Opinion | Disposable coffee cups shouldn't be your biggest environmental concern — it's the coffee itself

  02-07-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  With the proposed ban on single-use plastics, coffee bars like mine in Regina may have to rethink our take-out cup options. But that is a minor issue compared to the problems faced by coffee producers in becoming more environmentally sustainable: They often don’t have the money to.
  
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• Disposable coffee cups shouldn't be your biggest environmental concern — it's the coffee itself

  02-07-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  With the proposed ban on single-use plastics, coffee bars like mine in Regina may have to rethink our take-out cup options. But that is a minor issue compared to the problems faced by coffee producers in becoming more environmentally sustainable: They often don’t have the money to.
  
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• Despite a strong economy, cost of living still top of mind for Canadians

  02-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  While Canadians say cost of living is their No. 1 concern, economic data actually paints a more optimistic picture.
  
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• 'Clean' natural gas is actually the new coal, report says: Don Pittis

  02-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Natural gas has a reputation as the clean alternative fuel. But a newly released tally of LNG expansion, including in Canada, shows $1.3 trillion US at risk once importers reconsider the costs.
  
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• Watch the Canada Day fireworks live from the Alberta legislature

  02-07-2019 06:43 via cbc.ca
  Rain or shine, CBC Edmonton celebrates Canada Day in style.
  
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• Watch the Canada Day fireworks from the Alberta legislature

  02-07-2019 06:43 via cbc.ca
  Rain or shine, CBC Edmonton celebrates Canada Day in style.
  
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• Activists hold Indigenous sovereignty event in downtown Edmonton - CBC.ca

  02-07-2019 05:55 via cbc.ca
  Activists hold Indigenous sovereignty event in downtown Edmonton  CBC.caAs many gathered to celebrate Canada Day, a group of activists held an Indigenous sovereignty event in downtown Edmonton. For the third year in a row, ...
  
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• Activists hold Indigenous sovereignty event in downtown Edmonton

  02-07-2019 05:55 via cbc.ca
  More than 100 people gathered at Beaver Hills House Park in downtown Edmonton Monday which organizers say was to honor the original peoples of these lands.
  
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• Global News helicopter captures mulligan on golf course, hilarity ensues

  02-07-2019 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  Global Edmonton’s news helicopter caught a golfer taking a mulligan at a golf course over the long weekend and anchors Kent Morrison and Kevin O’Connell couldn’t help but to offer their commentary on what was unfolding.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: July 1

  02-07-2019 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, July 1, 2019 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• After one season in Calgary, veteran goalie Mike Smith signs with Edmonton

  02-07-2019 02:29 via cbc.ca
  Ken Holland was unable to make a big splash in his first foray into free agency as the new general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, but that doesn't mean he wasn't busy.
  
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• Global News looks at just how much Edmontonians know about Canada

  02-07-2019 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  Fifty people in Edmonton became Canadian citizens at a Canada Day ceremony at the Alberta legislature on Monday. The event prompted Julia Wong to look into how much Edmontonians know about Canada.
  
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• Alberta government says it believes slashing corporate taxes will help economy

  02-07-2019 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta’s UCP government says it believes reducing corporate taxes will help get the province’s economy booming again. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• ASIRT investigating Edmonton incident in which man went into medical distress

  02-07-2019 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating an incident involving police that occurred in Edmonton on Friday night in which a man went into medical distress. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• Cutworms on the rise in Alberta - Edmonton Journal

  02-07-2019 01:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cutworms on the rise in Alberta  Edmonton JournalThey're small, they're easily hidden and they're cutting down crops across Alberta.Cutworms will lay their larvae in farmers fields.
  
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• Edmontonians celebrate 2019 Canada Day

  02-07-2019 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians gathered in a number of different places on Monday to celebrate Canada Day.
  
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• RCMP investigate Calgary man’s ‘possible drowning’ in central Alberta

  02-07-2019 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  Rocky Mountain House RCMP said Monday they are investigating a "possible drowning" in central Alberta's Clearwater County the night before.
  
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